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456 pages 23 cm

Situation, soil, &c. -- Etymology and early history -- Battle of Tewkesbury -- Historical occurrences from the reign of Edward IV to that of Charles I -- Military transactions in the reign of Charles I -- Historical account of the great Lordship or Manor of Tewkesbury -- Survey of the Manor, translated from the Domesday-Book -- Foundation and history of the monastery -- Abbots of Tewkesbury -- Description of the abbey church -- Ancient monuments in the church -- Distinguished persons buried at Tewkesbury -- Incumbents of Tewkesbury -- Description of the town, its government, trade, &c. -- Publis buildings, schools, and charitable institutions -- Charitable bequests and donations -- Dissenting places of worship, &c. -- Representatives in Parliament -- Hamlets in Tewkesbury parish -- Roads and bridges -- Rivers adjoining Tewkesbury -- Interesting and remarkable occurrences

Appendix. Liberties and free customs granted by Robert and William, Earls of Gloucester, to the Burgesses of Tewkesbury -- Charter of King Edward III -- Petition relating to the navigation of the Severn and to the disorderly conduct of the people of the Forest of Dean -- Names of the noblemen that were slain at the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471 -- Ancient account of the battle of Tewkesbury -- Abstract of the Grant of the Manor by King James I -- Some account of the order of Benedictines -- Carta ordinationis ecclesiae theokesburiensis -- Charter of King Edward I -- Pardon of King Henry V to the abbot and convent -- Account of the ministers of the Lord the KIng in the time of Henry VIII -- Pensions assigned to the abbot, prior, &c

Appendix (cont.). Pensions payable to persons dependent on the monastery in 1553 -- Particular for the Grant of Tewkesbury Church -- Grant of the abbey church to the parishioners -- Coat of arms originally in the choir windows -- Brief for the repair of Tewkesbury Church in 1828 -- Modern monuments in the Church -- Inscriptions on grave stones in the church -- Inscriptions on tombs and head stones in the church-yard -- A terrier of all the glebes, lands, tithes, &c., belonging to the vicarage of Tewkesbury -- Letter from Bishop Warburton to the Rev. H. Jones, vicar of Tewkesbury -- Titles of the local acts of Parliament relating to Tewkesbury

Appendix (cont.). Abstract of the charter of 17 Elizabeth -- Abstract of the charter of 3 James I -- Abstract of the charter of 7 James I -- Abstract of the charter of 2 James II -- Present charter of the borough, granted by King William III -- High stewards, recorders, town clerks, coroners, and chamberlains -- Bailiffs, &c. -- Tewkesbury court of record -- Fairs and great markets -- Report of the Committee of the House of Commons on the Tewkesbury election petition -- Particulars of the public life of the late James Martin, esq., M.P. -- A brief account of the family of Codrington -- A short pedigree of the ancient family of Tracy -- A pedigree of the Dowdeswell family

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